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January 2, 2007
 
 
January 2007 is National Blood Donor Month
 
Join Hoxworth Blood Center to celebrate National Blood Donor Month and encourage the public to make blood donation part of their routine. Donating blood is one of the easiest ways to give back to your community.
 
Hoxworth is asking all eligible blood donors to schedule an appointment to donate blood this month and throughout 2007.
 
As blood usage increases, it is becoming more critical that people give regularly. Donors may give blood every 56 days.
 
Every day, blood is needed in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities for patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, for organ transplants and accident victims. A single pint of blood could help save the lives of up to three different people.
 
Blood is traditionally in short supply during the winter months due to the holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness. January, in particular, is a difficult month for blood centers to collect blood donations.
 
A reduction in donors can put our region's blood inventory at critically low levels.
 
How to donate:
  • Call our Appointment Center at (513) 451-0910 or (800) 830-1091 to speak with tele-recruitment representative.
  • Visit one of our nine neighborhood donor centers or a community blood drive.
  • E-mail our Appointment Center and someone will call you back. Please include:
    • name
    • date of birth
    • phone number
    • where you want to donate
    • date and time of donation
  • Click here to send email: hoxapctr@ucmail.uc.edu.
WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION?
Click here to see if you qualify: http://www.hoxworth.org/donate_double_red.htm
 
The requirements to give blood are:

• Age: At least 17 years old and in good general health. There is no upper age limit.
• Weight: Minimum of 110 pounds.
• Identification: Must provide photo I.D.
• Food: Eat a good meal within four hours before giving.
• Drink: Drink plenty of water or juice before and after donating.

Hoxworth operates donation centers in Anderson, Blue Ash, UC, Downtown, Ft. Mitchell, Ft. Thomas, Mason, Tri-County and Western Hills. Operating days and hours vary with each center.

Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center needs to collect from 350 volunteer blood donors and 40 volunteer platelet donors each day to keep up with the demands of tri-state hospitals and their patients. Hoxworth, founded in 1938, serves 28 hospitals in 17 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects over 94,000 units of blood from local volunteer donors.
 
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